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Seven Men and One Brain
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Wikipedia article
'Seven Men and One Brain' also known as 'Criminal Affair' and 'Criminal Symphony' is a 1968 Italian/Argentinian international co-production crime comedy heist film produced and directed by and also starring a non-singing Rossano Brazzi.
Plot
Criminologist Ross Simpson seems to have everything that one could desire; the respect of his university students, being an author, and having a secret identity. The only thing Simpson doesn't have is a large amount of money. Simpson's secret identity involves planning what he regards as perfect crimes, however they fail due to the stupidity and bumbling of the criminals he recruits to carry out his secret schemes.
Simpson's publishers send him on an all expenses paid trip to Buenos Aires that includes accommodation and an attractive secretary. Putting his writing on hold, Simpson schemes to rob the patrons of the Teatro Coln during the opening performance of 'La traviata' using a gang of Argentinian criminals who are trained to sing. Things begin to go awry when Simpson is pursued by the angry Italian criminals who failed on one of his Italian jobs and a variety of sexy women who seem to get in his way...
Cast
*Rossano Brazzi as Ross Simpson
*Ann-Margret as Leticia
*Barbara Nichols as Miss Archillar
*Hlne Chanel as Georgette
*Gina Maria Hidalgo as Ana Veronesi
*Lando Buzzanca as Esteban de Flori
*Mimma Biscardi
*Renzo Petretto as Crook
*Osvaldo Pacheco as Jos
*Alberto Dalbs as Schwartz (as Alberto D'Alves)
*Rafael Carret as Antonio (as Raphael Garret)
*Juan Carlos Lamas as Crook
*Javier Portales as Crook
*Augusto Codec as Crook
*Alfonso Senatore as Crook
*Ricardo Castro Ros as Crook
*Nathn Pinzn as Crook
*Roger Smith as a gambler
Release
The film was a box office bomb. It was released in the United States as 'Criminal Affair', in a version re-dubbed, re-edited and re-scored by the distributor.
Reception
The film was generally badly received by critics. A contemporary review of 'La Prensa' described the film as a ripoff of 'Big Deal on Madonna Street', "but Brazzi is no Monicelli or Gassman. The result is unbearable... the performers... are far below what they can give". Another contemporary review from 'L'Unit' outlined the film as an annoying film and a poor imitation of 'Seven Golden Men', with a bleak story and a badly mistcast Brazzi ("an actor who can do everything but the gangster").
Notes
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